Guide for bureau or other drawers.



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GUIDE FOR BUREAUDR OTHER DRAWERS.

(Application filed Ian. 2, 1901.)

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DUKE MARLBOROUGH KINNEAR AND WILLIAM WELSLEY JONAI'L OF CLINTON,MASSACHUSETTS.

GUIDE FOR BUREAU OR OTHER DRAWERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 689,095, dated December17, 1901.

. Application filed January 2,1901. Serial No. 41,781. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, DUKE MARLBOROUGH KINNEAR and WILLIAM WELSLEY JONAH, citizens of the United States, and residents of Clinton, county of"Worcester, and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Guides for Bureau or other Drawers, of which thefollowing is a specification, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, forming a part thereof, in which similar characters ofreference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

This invention relates to-improvcments in guides for bureau and otherdrawers; and the object thereof is to provide an efficient means forsupporting and guiding drawers, whereby they will move freely and evenlyback and forth with the expenditure of but little force and always upona straight line, thus obviatingliability of having the drawers hitch andcatch in their bearings when they are heavily laden or when they arepulled from one side.

Another object is to strengthen the structure carrying the drawers andprevent warping of the woodwork.

The invention will be hereinafter fully described, and specifically setforth in the annexed claim.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure1 is a front elevation of the upper part of a cabinet having ourimprovements forming part thereof; Fig. 2, a vertical sectionalelevation on the line 1 1 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3, a cross-sectional elevationtaken on the line 2 2 of Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 a sectional plan view takenon the line3 3 of Fig. 2.

In the practice of our invention we employ, primarily, longitudinalrails A, which are composed of metal and extend from front to rearwithin the cabinet, as 0, along the side walls thereof, and beneath thelower edges of the side walls b of the drawer B. These railsrespectively embody a stem at, a top flange Ct, a bottomfiange a and aV-shaped bearingsurface a As a means for supporting the rails A weemploy front and rear cross-beams D and D,

which are secured, respectively, to the front and rear walls a and c ofthe cabinet 0.

Each rail A is provided at its inner end with a V-shaped groove a, whichengages a tapered portion d of the rear beam D, and at its forward endwith a beveled portion 0. which engages a corresponding bevel d of thefront beam D, and these rails are secured to the said beams at theirrespective ends by means of screws 1, wherebya strong structure isprovided which prevents warping of the wooden structure and supplies anefficient support for the drawer.

Secured to the bottom edge of each side of the drawer is aslide E,whichhas a V-shaped groove to engage the bearing-surface CL3 of the rails A,and these slides are respectively supplied at their ends with flanges e,which are secured to the side walls of the drawer by means of screws 2.

The advantages of this construction are obvious. The drawer slides uponits bearings in a perfectly true and even manner, and no matter howheavily it is weighted it can be readily moved back and forth withoutliability of hitching.

We do not confine ourselves to the specific details of mere mechanicalconstruction and contour of the parts as herein shown and described, asit is obvious that under the scope of our invention we are entitled toslight structural variations.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is- 1 In a guide for drawers, the combination,of the flange a, formed with the V-shaped top a the flange a and theneck a, between said flanges, connecting them through their wholelength, and together with said flanges forming the guide-rails for adrawer; one beveled end, and one grooved end on each rail and side barsadapted to engage said beveled end, and said grooved end, and to supportsaid guide-rails and also, together with the said guide-rails to form afirm and unyielding support for the structure,wherein said drawer ismounted, to prevent it from springing and warping; of a grooved slide E,formed with flanges e, and adapted to engage the V-shaped top d of saidguide-rail, in the presence of two witnesses, this 15th and a drawer, onthe lower edgeof the side day of December, 1900. Walls of which saidgrooved slide 1s fastened, DUKE MARLBOROUGH KINNEAR l and arranged tomove on the said V-shaped WILLIAM WELSLEY JONAH' top of said guide-rail;all substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that We claim the foregoing as our invention We have signedour names,

Witnesses:

AMos T. SAUNDERS, ERNEST J ONAH.

